Garminge is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Midden-Drenthe, and lies about 15 km northeast of Hoogeveen.
Garminge | |
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Village | |
 Farm in Garminge | |
 Garminge in the municipality of Midden-Drenthe. | |
  Garminge Location in the Netherlands  Garminge Garminge (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°49′13″N 6°37′24″E / 52.82028°N 6.62333°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Drenthe |
| Municipality | Midden-Drenthe |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.25 km2 (0.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 105 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 9438[1] |
| Dialing code | 0593 |
It was first mentioned in 1362 as Gharminge, and means "the descendants of Garm".[3] Garm is an old Dutch first name generally just used in the northern provinces Drenthe, Groningen and Friesland.
Garminge was home to 97 people in 1840.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 9438TA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Garminge - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Garminge". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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